ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Slaughters of Christians continued in Plateau state, Nigeria on Friday (May 8) as Fulani herdsmen killed 13 Christians in Bassa County, sources said. Muslim Fulani gunmen killed the Christians in a pre-dawn attack on Ngbra Zongo community in Kwall District, said Joseph Chudu Yonkpa, spokesperson of area Miango communities […]
Fulani Terrorists Kill 13 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
Pastor and family slain in prior attack.
May 8, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
Muslim Relatives Cut Off New Christian’s Hands in Uganda
Victim ambushed at home.
May 8, 2026 By - 4 Comments
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim relatives of a man in eastern Uganda who accepted Christ in March cut off his hands on April 17 in an attack over his new faith, sources said. Kalegeya Faruku, 40, was recovering from severe injuries after the attack at about 7 p.m. at his family home in Jinja, […]
Police in Egypt Detain South Sudanese Christian Child
Part of wave of arrests of near church sites.
May 7, 2026 By - 1 Comment
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Egypt arrested a 16-year-old Christian boy from South Sudan without charges on April 12, part of a crackdown on immigrants both undocumented and legal from that country and Sudan, sources said. Like other immigrants from South Sudan and Sudan, Matiok Santino Matiok – who along with his […]
Pakistan Court Rejects Birth Record in Forced Conversion Case
Muslim accused of sexual exploitation under guise of marriage.
May 7, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Pakistan court on Wednesday (May 6) rejected the official birth record of a Christian girl allegedly forced to convert to Islam and ordered a medical exam to determine her age, according to the family’s lawyer. Supreme Court attorney Saqib Jillani said a two-judge bench of the Federal […]
Fulani Assailants Kill 11 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
Three villages raided in Barkin Ladi County.
May 6, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – In attacks on three villages over two weeks, Fulani herdsmen killed 11 Christians and injured five others in one county in Plateau state, Nigeria. On Sunday (May 3), Fulanis killed five Christians in Fan village, Barkin Ladi County, at about 9 p.m., said resident Bot James. “Muslim Fulani gunmen […]
Authorities in Indonesia Halt Construction of House of Prayer
Banners put a stop to project.
May 5, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Local officials in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia on April 14 halted construction of a prayer house due to protest banners put up by Muslim residents. The move left unused building materials scattered on the site owned by Pastor Novel Pangemanan of the El-Saddai Fellowship Church in Kappuna village, Masamba District, […]
Tribal Men in India Assault Pastor, Family for their Faith
False charges of fraudulent conversion filed against him, he says.
May 1, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Two men of traditional tribal religion in central India on April 13 assaulted a pastor and his family for their Christian faith in an attempt to chase them from their land and home, sources said. In a village in Chhattisgarh state’s Sukma District, the two men came with a mob […]
Bill to Curb Child Marriage Passes in Punjab, Pakistan
Islamists vehemently oppose legislation.
April 29, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The Punjab Province Assembly in Pakistan on Monday (April 27) passed a landmark bill aimed at curbing child marriage following a heated debate between government and opposition lawmakers. The Punjab Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2026 was approved by a majority vote after being introduced by Parliamentary Affairs Minister […]
Pakistan Urged to End Forced Conversions/Marriages
U.N.-appointed body cites impunity as driving cause.
April 27, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A U.N.-appointed body on Wednesday (April 22) urged Pakistan to intensify efforts to eradicate forced conversions/marriages, noting that young minority girls consistently fall victim to Islamist coercion. To prevent forced conversions/marriages, the independent experts appointed by the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) urged Pakistan to raise the minimum […]
Change Sought to Help Kidnapped Christian Girls in Pakistan
Stop disregarding official birth records, lawmaker says.
April 23, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian lawmaker in Pakistan filed a motion in the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday (April 21) seeking an explanation from the provincial government on why courts were not consistently accepting official age records in cases of abducted and forcibly converted/married girls. Ejaz Alam Augustine, a former provincial minister […]